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For A Healthier Lifestyle

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A friend of mine asked me to get a colon cleanser treatment when she saw that I have pretty bad complexion. I always put it down to the stressful lifestyle and the lack of sleep but she said it’s also caused by built up of toxins in my digestive system. Eeewwww that certainly does not sound nice!

She said that the adults in her family are put on a colon cleanse formula. No wonder she has a glowing complexion and looks glowing. My friend says that she used to feel sickly and lethargic too but after going organic and undergoing regular colon cleansing sessions, she has felt better than ever before.

Although I am dying for a clear complexion and healthier lifestyle, I would have to think about it!

Computing & Internet

My Streamyx Is Restored!!! Hallelujah!

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Woooeee I got a phone call from TM this morning asking me to check if my Streamyx is OK already and yes, THANKFULLY is it! According to the guy, it’s a problem at their end that caused my broadband disruption FOR ONE WHOLE DAY!!!

Nobody knows how frustrated I was trying to get online earlier this morning and caused me to wasted a full hour trying and trying rebooting my computer, mobile device, and even pairing and unpairing my bluetooth, trying with the USB cable and whatever I could think of. I was so frustrated I could cry. It reminded me of the old dial-up days!

My friend told me that I should sue TM for loss of business. The only thing that caused me to calm a little was my back up plan. Paying MYR99 extra is not fun but at least it came to good use at an emergency like this!

I guess I am just thankful that I need not wait till Tuesday for the technicians to check on my line! GGGrrrrr

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Be Prepared With Lawyer Contact Information

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Everyone knows someone who has a need for a good attorney. Just a couple of days ago, my sister told me that her colleague was booked for misdemeanor. I did not have a chance to get her to elaborate but I bet I will be hearing more of it later.

I was at the website of Los Angeles Criminal Attorneys | California Criminal Defense Lawyers | Felony Misdemeanor DUI Specialists at KELawyers.com, which is said to be at one of the Top 5% law firms in the United States. I am not surprised as one could see their vast practise areas including domestic violence, drug offences and various crimes.

Earlier today, I was told that the United States has a very large Spanish speaking population and I noted that KELawyers also have a Spanish language website to cater to this people.

My sister told me that living in the United States, it is wise to have the contact information of lawyers on hand at all times. We don’t know what bad luck may befall us in the course of our daily lives!! I hope she was only joking!!

Computing & Internet

At Times When Technology Fails

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Ultra Frust!!! I have been trying to get connected to the internet for the past hour as I had a post to submit but I get an error that says either my USB device has malfunctioned, or that my modem is not connected or my bluetooth is not working.

If you read my previous post, you would know that my regular connection is not working, perhaps due to my telephone cable because all other hardware seems to be fine. Yet, I could not get online like I normally could. Beats me why…

So I am using my 3G line that I have subscribed s a back up plan for just moments like this. I have been connecting this way since 8am yesterday morning and just now, the line got so slow that I decided to disconnect to reconnect… and that was when all the error were thrown at me.

I was so frustrated I could cry. Not because I could not live without the internet but only because there is money at stake.

Fashion

Starting An Online Business

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The other day, someone wanted to know what is the capital required to start an online business. Well, the beauty of online businesses is that we can start one without too much capital. I know a friend who only started with RM200 selling Discount Sunglasses on eBay.

Of course, with a tight budget, she had to really hunt for a supplier of Wholesale Discount Sunglasses and could not afford to waste money. Even so, having a small start up capital is no excuse to procure inferior quality goods.

Luckily for her, she managed to get a good source for Wholesale Discount Sunglasses and has been doing good business ever since.

I did ask her why she thought that there would be a market for sunglasses, and she said that it’s a fashion item that young people and people who are young at heart would always want to look good, hence changing their sunglasses ever so often. Moreover, living in Malaysia, where we get the sun half the year, there are not many people here who do not own at least a pair of sunglasses!

Travel

Discounts In Hotels

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My friend, Lawrence, told me that there were so many Spanish speaking people in the United States. Lawrence was posted to Spain to work this past year and he thought that by going to America for a vacation, he would be getting a change of scene but it did not look like that, Haha!

According to Lawrence, most of his colleagues have told him that it is not easy to make hotel reservations and holiday travel plans because there is a lack of such websites in Spanish. They do speak English but not that well. And they keep telling Lawrence, what they want is just descuento en hoteles. Actually, don’t we all???

Lawrence did tell them that Hotels.com has a sister site in Spanish that is specially set up to cater to Spanish speaking people, particularly in America but of course, other Spanish speakers are welcome to use it to plan a vacation as well. With a site in their native language, it would be a whole lot easier for them to make hotel reservations!

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Nokia E61i vs. iPhone

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Friends know that I am unhappy with my E61i. There are various reasons why I am not satisfied with it, of course, but I am not going to repeat myself.

Today, I woke up at 7.30am and found that I could not connect to my broadband internet. I checked with the technical department and they said that my line is fine but my log is not showing a connection. They say that based on my description, my modem is fine and that the problem is my line and they would put in a report for me, though I would have to wait for any solution within two working days. Since it’s Saturday, I could only expect to hear from them on Tuesday at the earliest.

I called up my regular computer shop and told them there is no light for DSL and they told me to take my modem and wireless router for them to check which I did. They said that they are both fine. But I left my cable at the shop and had to make a return trip to pick it up. What lah…. waste my time only!

I could of course connect to the internet with my 3G connection via my Nokia E61i. This is the reason I got the phone in the first place (and its QWERTY keypad). So, without wi-fi, where I purposely got the wireless modem soon after I received my iPhone, the iPhone is pretty useless now. What it could do is just play music and video and act as my alarm clock, in place of the Nokia.

But even with 3G connection, it is not like broadband. My Nokia has been working over time today since 8am till now and it zaps the battery. I had to keep it charging! But thank God for it or I would not be able to get online to work. So if you ask me if iPhone is better than my E61i, right now, I would have to say, “NO.”